History
Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire
historyTeaching at Oxford began around 1096 AD and developed rapidly after 1167. The Aztec Empire was founded in 1428 AD — more than three centuries later. Oxford is…
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the pyramids
historyCleopatra VII ruled Egypt around 30 BC — roughly 2,500 years after the Great Pyramid of Giza was built (c. 2560 BC), but only about 2,000 years before the…
Nintendo was founded in 1889
historyLong before Mario, Nintendo was a playing card company. Founded on 23 September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi in Kyoto, Japan, the company made hand-crafted…